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WW,
We hope to have it finished in January ‘23
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Awesome, hope you hit the target.
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Electrical, Hot water, Fire Sprinklers
This weeks additions GF Bathroom and Laundry are plumbed, GF electrical panel going in and sprinklers in the under house garage up and running.
 
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Christmas is just around the corner!
The front Door. After bondo and paint, the open spots are glass.
Interior progress, insulation and durock.
Addition of the 2nd inverter and 4 more batteries.
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Front Door Ready for Glass
We primed and bondoed the front door, sanded it and shot it with catalyzed automotive paint. It’s ready for glass and installation.
The double upstairs door is under construction. They will have the same look.
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Do you realize the size of your glass panels are large enough for someone to smash and enter?
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Yes, the place has lots of windows bigger and easer to break as well. We’ll look at security/hurricane screens after we have them installed.
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Doors and Walls
Site built 2nd floor double doors installed
 
The exterior walls are getting their foil and closed cell foam and durock panels in preparation for the final coat of white cement and painting.
 
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2nd Floor walls removed and more
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Looking good. Can’t wait to see the finished product
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Bravo RF Clark for sharing this innovative home building project with us.
Containers? What containers? We don't see no f' in containers. haha
It must be nice to see the containers hardly perceptible. Having such a strong foundation is a reward unto itself.
I have seen a number of other homes using these metal boxes that were quite inspiring. Taking on a relatively new home building material is something
you could write a book about once you have some time for an historical perspective.
Knowing your foundation is not subject to bugs and sealed against rust is a comfort you can enjoy for years to come. Hurricane proof is almost a
guarantee. It could take a tornado to move anything and Baja doesn't get them. Yet. haha
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serfhat,
There isn’t as much information out there on using primarily metal and or concrete in container homes as you might hope for. Surprisingly many use a
lot of wood. I actually prefer metal studs and concrete board over wood and drywall for it’s water resistance. Cement board is faster to finish than
concrete block and makes less mess than drywall as well.
This project is really a composite of traditional concrete block and containers. In the end the containers will be covered with cement board over the
double foil insulation.
The concrete block in the ground floor part is already covered. The insulation barrier makes a huge difference in wall temperature under direct
sunlight. The sheet insulation on the inside make even more of a difference.
Next week’s pictures should show the ceiling grid in place on the 2nd level. At which point we will put up metal stud walls. That sort of
construction goes a lot faster than cement block. Hanging cement board is about like hanging sheetrock.
More soon.
Again all are welcome to stop by if you’re in the area.
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A guy around the corner from me built a bunch of container homes. He was trying to make a business of it, but I'm not sure if he got that off the
ground and he has since sold the place and moved.
The main problem with them that I heard about from people who rented the ones on his property was that they were moldy inside. So adequate ventilation
is crucial.
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S,
Mold is a problem in humid climates. Containers have fewer air leaks than conventional construction. This can be an advantage (AC and heating) or a
disadvantage (poor air quality). Air exchange (controlled) is important. Insulation and vapor barriers are also important. Using sealed cement board
walls as well as cement and lath ceilings controls mold growth, but a lot of container homes are uninsulated with painted metal walls. (bad)
Another source of the moldy smell in Mexico can be caused by a lack of sink and shower drain traps and/or vents. (also bad)
Good window screens and good ventilation are important too.
There are lots of thing to consider.
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The paper used in manufacturing sheetrock is an excellent medium for mold growth, just add moisture. Your cement panels will be less of a problem.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Quote: Originally posted by RFClark  | S,
Mold is a problem in humid climates. Containers have fewer air leaks than conventional construction. This can be an advantage (AC and heating) or a
disadvantage (poor air quality). Air exchange (controlled) is important. Insulation and vapor barriers are also important. Using sealed cement board
walls as well as cement and lath ceilings controls mold growth, but a lot of container homes are uninsulated with painted metal walls. (bad)
Another source of the moldy smell in Mexico can be caused by a lack of sink and shower drain traps and/or vents. (also bad)
Good window screens and good ventilation are important too.
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Yes, it is definitely a humid climate where I live north of P.V. for many months of the year. Those container homes near me were insulated though, not
just painted metal. You would die of heat prostration here in a metal box with no insulation or be spending a fortune on AC.
Those homes didn't just have a moldy smell, they had actual black mold on the walls. and they had proper sink and shower traps. I assume they just
didn't have adequate ventilation.
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S,
I’ve never had a mold problem outside of a shower and bleach fixed that. Drywall that’s not sealed correctly is prone to mold if the humidity is
high. We had drywall in our beach house where the temperature and humidity was high all summer but it was sealed properly so no problem.
Cheap latex paint will actually grow mold.
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This week’s progress
This week we removed the rest of the interior walls, installed 3/4 of the celling grid and added roof support posts. Next week we’ll start laying
out the 2nd Fl electrical.
We also installed and interfaced the 2nd 240 split phase inverter giving us 12KW of 20AC. The lights don't flicker when we’re welding anymore!
  
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While I have been a surfer for decades since the 60's, I have never been a serf. Looking at the keyboard of my laptop, the u and e are not even
close. ?????
Never mind, I can take a dig and even more when it is as clever as you came up with. Good one.
I appreciate your choice to use a solid container base for creating a unique home and sharing it with all of us here on Nomad. Hopefully your example
will lead to others doing their own versions of container homes in Baja. Peace, love for Baja, and fish tacos.
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SH,
Things like that happen when you get older, sorry! Serf is the short form of Spin Exchange Relaxation-Free Magnetometer! Who knew?
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